401.13c Preemptive Charges - Negligence The court has determined and now instructs you that (defendant) was negligent. The issue for you to decide [on (claimant)'s claim] is whether such negligence was a legal cause of [loss] [injury] [or] [damage] to (claimant or person on whose behalf the claim is made). (Skip to instruction 401.17 on negligence issues)